Punjab State Ministerial Services Union seeks 15% hike in salary

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 29

As the state government allegedly failed to meet their demands, members of Punjab State Ministerial Services Union, Ludhiana, staged a protest here on Friday. They carried out a protest march from the PWD office on Rani Jhansi Road to the DC office via Fountain Chowk and Bharat Nagar Chowk, demanding from the government to fulfil their demands at the earliest.

President of the union Sanjeev Bhargav said they have been on strike for the past 22 days but the government has failed to meet their demands. “We are demanding from the government to increase salary by 15 per cent of all new and old employees under the Sixth Pay Commission. We demand all employees should be given 119 per cent dearness allowance along with 15 per cent hike in salary. The old pension scheme should be resumed for all employees recruited since January 1, 2004.”

The protesting members also sought from the government to meet their other pending demands too. They said the agitation will continue till the government meets their demand of a 15 per cent hike in the salary of all new and old employees. The protesters claimed that if their demands are not met, the Congress would face consequences in the 2022 Assembly elections.